COURSE NAME: Managing Information Systems

COURSE NUMBER: B6107

COURSE NAME: Managing Information Systems

TERM: Spring I 2008

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COURSE SYLLABUS

B6107

Managing Information Systems

Faculty Information

Faculty Name: Dr. Edward N. Balli

Campus:Chicago

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Contact Information: 815-501-0175

Office Hours: 5:00 p.m. before class

Short Faculty Bio: Edward N. Balli is a partner in Financial and Managerial Solutions in Dekalb, Illinois. He will earn my Doctorate in Business Administration in Accounting with a minor in MIS from ArgosyUniversity. His experience is in working with small to medium size private and public firms in the Midwest with accounting and information systems. The recommendations may include a complete audit of the operations to recommendations of proposed application software, telecommunications, and hardware. He has over 25 years of experience and has taught part-time for over 12 years at AuroraUniversity in business courses.

He is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA); Certified Internal Auditor (CIA); Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (SIGKDD); and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM); American Mathematical Society (AMS) and Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS).

Course description:

The course leads the student through an exploration of the current design and organizational philosophies that seek to bridge the gap between management information systems and the information needs of management in making sound decisions. General systems concepts that apply to that process, whether or not computers are employed, are examined. Emphasis is placed on how information needs are analyzed, how they become information-systems designs, and how those designs are implemented into a working information system. The relationship between information systems and data processing is explored in-depth.

Course Pre-requisites: None

Required Textbook:

O’Brian, J. A., Marakus, G., & Marakus, G. (2007). Management Information Systems with MI Source. ISBN-13: 9780073323091.

Technology: Pentium III CPU/ Windows 98; 128MB RAM printer; Microsoft Office; Adobe Acrobat Reader (full version); Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 (PC), 5.0 (MAC), or Netscape Navigator 4.08; Norton Antivirus.

Course length: 7.5 Weeks

COURSE INFORMATION

Spring I 2008

January 7 to February 27, 2008

Course Credit: 3 hours

Meeting Time: Monday 6P.M. to 10P.M.

In Class Meetings

Session DATES TIMES

Session 101/076 PM to 10PM

Session 201/146 PM to 10PM

Session 301/216 PM to 10PM

Session 401/286 PM to 10PM

Session 502/046 PM to 10PM

Session 602/116 PM to 10PM

Session 702/186 PM to 10PM

Session 8 02/256 PM to 10PM

Contact Hours: 45 Hours

Credit Value: 3.0

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Program Outcomes:

1. Research
2. Performing – Design, conduct, and justify applied research in a business context using appropriate methodology
3. Understanding – Evaluate and apply existing theory and research to current business practice
4. Communication
5. Oral – Present orally, complex business information that is concise, clear, organized, and well supported in a professional manner appropriate to the business context
6. Written – Present in writing, complex business information that is concise, clear, organized, and well supported in a professional manner appropriate to the business context using required format
7. Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
8. Critical thinking – Evaluate relevance of established theory to current business practice and identify gaps in current literature
9. Problem Solving/Decision Making – Given a business situation, diagnose the underlying causes of the situation, evaluate possible solutions, in relation to underlying business theory and determine and defend appropriate course of action
10. Information Literacy - Conduct an exhaustive literature search from a variety of sources, evaluate the credibility of the sources, and apply that information to create new knowledge
11. Team
12. Leadership - Conduct an exhaustive literature search from a variety of sources, evaluate the credibility of the sources, and apply that information to create new knowledge
13. Collaboration - Given a case study or business situation collect, assimilate, and disseminate the views of stakeholders
14. Ethics
15. Ethics - Given a case study or business situations, evaluate the ethical dimensions of decision situations and personal, social, and corporate responsibility not absolved by market forces
16. Diversity
17. Diversity - Given a case study or business situation evaluate the multicultural dimensions of decision situations and multicultural solutions to business situations

Information Systems Concentration

1. Organizational Constructs
2. System – Evaluate the effectiveness of an organization’s Information Systems resources, including personnel, in meeting the goals of an organization
3. System – Evaluate, select and justify appropriate software and hardware for a given business situation
4. Systems Planning
5. Strategic Planning - Formulate a comprehensive plan to integrate Information Systems solutions to organizational strategy.

Course Objectives:

Challenges and Risks Associated with Enterprise-wide Initiatives

1. Given an example of a large organization, assess ideal management models for proving Information Systems program oversight. (Program Outcomes: 1.2, 3.1, 7.1)
2. Analyze the technology needed to support an enterprise-wide distribution system. (Program Outcomes: 3.2, 4.2, 7.2)
3. Given a description of a multi-national organization, examine how different local cultures and the inherent issue of diversity can affect the success of a cross company information system. (Program Outcomes: 6.1, 7.1)
4. Based on a company with multiple divisions, identify the risks associated with establishing common policies for information systems operations. (Program Outcomes: 1.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1)
5. Given the example of a large organization with plans to replace its collection of different and unique information systems with a new, integrated one, assess the challenges and risks associated with managing the project. (Program Outcomes: 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 8.1)
6. Synthesize how organization and process changes resulting from enterprise application implementation affect organizational strategy. (Program Outcomes: 1.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 8.1)

Electronic Business Systems:

1. Assess the Electronic Business technologies available for developing the software needed to implement a new information system within a company. (Program Outcomes: 1.2, 7.2)
2. Compare and contrast the current trends in data management. (Program Outcomes: 1.2, 3.1, 3.3, 7.1)
3. Considering the information needs of a large multi-national corporation, analyze the current state-of-the-art computer systems hardware available to support those needs. (Program Outcomes: 1.2, 3.1, 7.2)
4. Examine the key issues of human-computer interface design. (Program Outcomes: 1.1, 3.1, 5.1, 7.2)

Developing Business/It Systems

1. Evaluate the technologies that support business to business data and product exchange. (Program Outcomes: 1.2, 3.2, 8.1)
2. Examine the technologies that support business to customer transactions. (Program Outcomes: 1.2, 3.2, 8.1)
3. Examine and apply the IT technology interactions. (Program Outcome: 8.1)

Assignment Table

• Information Systems
• Information Technology
• Computer Hardware

• Software Solutions
• Data Resource Management
• Telecommunications

• E-Business Systems
• Functions of E-Business
• Planning of E-Business

• Implementation Challenges
• Monitoring of Systems

• Implementing IT Systems
• Disaster Recovery issues

• Technologies that enable work group collaboration
• Communications technologies used to connect wide spread users

• Security and Ethical issues

Grading Criteria

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Library:

All resources in ArgosyUniversity’s online collection are available through the Internet. The campus librarian will provide students with links, user IDs, and passwords.

Library Resources: ArgosyUniversity’s core online collection features nearly 21,000 full-text journals and 23,000 electronic books and other content covering all academic subject areas including Business & Economics, Career & General Education, Computers, Engineering & Applied Science, Humanities, Science, Medicine & Allied Health, and Social & Behavior Sciences. Many titles are directly accessible through the Online Public Access Catalog at Detailed descriptions of online resources are located at

In addition to online resources, ArgosyUniversity’s onsite collections contain a wealth of subject-specific research materials searchable in the Online Public Access Catalog. Catalog searching is easily limited to individual campus collections. Alternatively, students can search combined collections of all Argosy University Libraries. Students are encouraged to seek research and reference assistance from campus librarians.

Information Literacy: ArgosyUniversity’s Information Literacy Tutorial was developed to teach students fundamental and transferable research skills. The tutorial consists of five modules where students learn to select sources appropriate for academic-level research, search periodical indexes and search engines, and evaluate and cite information. In the tutorial, students study concepts and practice them through interactions. At the conclusion of each module, they can test their comprehension and receive immediate feedback. Each module takes less than 20 minutes to complete. Please view the tutorial at

Academic Policies

Academic Dishonesty/Plagiarism: In an effort to foster a spirit of honesty and integrity during the learning process, ArgosyUniversity requires that the submission of all course assignments represent the original work produced by that student. All sources must be documented through normal scholarly references/citations and all work must be submitted using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition (2001). WashingtonDC: American Psychological Association (APA) format. Please refer to Appendix A in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition for thesis and paper format. Students are encouraged to purchase this manual (required in some courses) and become familiar with its content as well as consult the ArgosyUniversity catalog for further information regarding academic dishonesty and plagiarism.

Scholarly writing: The faculty at ArgosyUniversity is dedicated to providing a learning environment that supports scholarly and ethical writing, free from academic dishonesty and plagiarism. This includes the proper and appropriate referencing of all sources. You may be asked to submit your course assignments through “Turnitin,” ( an online resource established to help educators develop writing/research skills and detect potential cases of academic dishonesty. Turnitin compares submitted papers to billions of pages of content and provides a comparison report to your instructor. This comparison detects papers that share common information and duplicative language.

Americans with Disabilities Act Policy

It is the policy of ArgosyUniversity to make reasonable accommodations for qualified students with disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If a student with disabilities needs accommodations, the student must notify the Director of Student Services. Procedures for documenting student disability and the development of reasonable accommodations will be provided to the student upon request.

Students will be notified by the Director of Student Services when each request for accommodation is approved or denied in writing via a designated form. To receive accommodation in class, it is the student’s responsibility to present the form (at his or her discretion) to the instructor. In an effort to protect student privacy, the Department of Student Services will not discuss the accommodation needs of any student with instructors. Faculty may not make accommodations for individuals who have not been approved in this manner.

TheArgosyUniversity Statement Regarding Diversity

The ArgosyUniversity provides equitable access through its services and programs to students of any social, geographic and cultural background, regardless of gender, and strives to prepare all candidates to work with and provide services to diverse populations. Argosy demonstrates its commitment to diversity through the development and support of a diverse educational community.

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